Ateez is slowly proving its musical influence worldwide. The K-Pop rockstars will join Record Store Day 2024 celebrations with a new badge of honor – RSD’s K-pop Artist Of the Year. Record Store Day 2024 is taking place on April 20. And Ateez fans will get a special gift from the artists to celebrate their new honorary title. After a major sweep in the year-ending award shows, the K-Pop octet got another impressive title. That [...]

Born in Connecticut and raised in Pennsylvania, Madi Diaz is a singer, songwriter and musician who began learning to play the piano at the age of 5. As a teenager, she switched her musical focus to guitar and practice on her craft throughout high school. After graduation, she attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied under guitarist Kyle Ryan. In 2007, a producer approached Madi about recording an album in Hawaii [...]

PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AENT), a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, toys, and collectibles, today proudly announced a dynamic start to 2024 for its Independent Music distribution arm, AMPED Distribution, with the launch of the physical release of the highly anticipated album "Coming Home" by pop and R&B sensation USHER on February 9, 2024. USHER recently appeared on an [...]

While it may sound like hyperbole, the landscape of Indie and Alternative Rock would look – and sound – very different without the influential work of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist J Mascis. Born Joseph Mascis, Jr., his work with Dinosaur Jr. is legendary but he’s also released iconic solo albums plus releases Deep Wound, Witch, Upsidedown Cross, Sweet Apple, Heavy Blanket, and others. While he’s known for his guitar work – he has been listed [...]

Indie Folk singer and songwriter Katy Kirby was born Kathryn Kirby into a religious household in Spicewood, Texas. She began her musical journey by singing in church during worship services. Her exposure to music up through high school had been religious music, but once she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and attended college, she was exposed to a wider musical world that inspired her to create her own music. She also connected to many other artistic [...]

Formed in Wrexham, Wales in 2012, Neck Deep is a Pop-Punk band founded by vocalist Ben Barlow and guitarist Lloyd Roberts. Influenced by bands like Blink-182, Sum 41, Fall Out Boy, A Day to Remember, Architects, and New Found Glory, the duo decided to form a musical project that they called Neck Deep. After posting a track online, they recruited bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans, drummer Dani Washington, and rhythm guitarist Matt West and released their debut [...]

The Heavy Metal genre came to life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the 50+ years since it crawled out of your parents’ nightmares, it has become one of the most popular of all Rock genres. Regardless of what the charts have revealed over the years, Heavy Metal has continued to grow and thrive in the face of adversity. It has also given birth to many sub-genres over the years… and those sub-genres [...]

While the Americana movement dates back many decades - and includes many sub-genres including Folk Rock, Alt-Country, Neo-Folk, Y’Alternative, etc. – it has become a genre that is no longer purely American, regardless of its name. Although manufactured Pop usually rules the charts and the airwaves, Americana has been lovingly embraced by both critics and music fans alike. Some of the most critically acclaimed Americana artists include The Jayhawks, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Dawes, Gillian Welch, [...]

Alt-Rock band Switchfoot came to prominence in 2003 with the release of their fourth album, THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN, in 2003. However, the band existed several years before then, initially forming in San Diego, California in 1996. Founded by Jon Foreman (vocals / keyboards / guitar), his brother Tim Foreman (bass / vocals), and Chad Butler (drums), Switchfoot released their debut album, THE LEGEND OF CHIN, in 1997. While they were a Christian Rock band being [...]

PLANTATION, Fla., Dec. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AENT) (“Alliance Entertainment”, “Company”), a distributor and wholesaler of the world’s largest in stock selection of music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, toys and collectibles, today announced a momentous year for its independent music distribution arm, AMPED Distribution, a leading force in Independent Music distribution with an exceptional roster of artists and labels. In its 10th year of operation, AMPED has achieved [...]